Origina iginal l Solomo Solomons s Ch Church Origina iginal l Solomo Solomons s Ch Church No. . 1 No. . 2 1870 …. Building The Church The The site te of of th the pre resent churc rch wa was donate ted by by Mr Mr. Isa Isaac Solomo mon, a larg rge contri tributo tor to its to ts construc structi tion, who who owned owned the the enti tire re island and and for for who whom the the island and post st off ffice are re name med. The The arch rchitec tecture ture is is typ typical Chesa sapeake Bay ti tidewate water, and and the the inter terior design sign is is earl rly Meth Methodist st. Construc structi tion began in in late te 1870. Solomo mons Meth Methodist st Episc scopal Church rch was was dedicated ted to to the the Glory ry of of God, June June 1871 1871.
Chur Church Bell h Bell The he ba bariton one bell e bell was as ca cast st by by the he Ea Eagle le Be Bell ll Co Comp mpany y of Lebanon, , Pennsyl sylvan vania, ia, shipp shipped by y st steamb mboat fr from Balt m Baltimor imore to the St Steamb mboat Cir Circa ca 1911. Interior 1911. Interior of of Solomons Chur Solomons Church Wharf on on S Solomo lomons s Islan Island i in t the Spr Spring ing of of 18 1899 and deli livered to t the church i in a ho a horse se drawn wagon.
Sta Stained ined Gl Glass ass T Tran ansom som 19 1913 13 The he stained stained g glass lass in in the the tr tran ansom som over er the the entr entran ance ce do door or has the inscription ‘Solomons M E 1870’. Whe hen the n the c chu hurch h was con as constr struc ucted ted the the de deno nomina mination tion was as th Cen Meth ethod odis ist t Episcop Episcopal. al. Ear Early y in in the the 20 20 th entur tury y the the na name me rever erted ted ba back k to to Meth ethod odis ist. t. Tod oday ay ou our r de deno nomina mination tion is is United United Me Methodis thodist. t.
1911 Sanct 1911 Sanctuar uary y Memorial Memorial Windo indows ws Six ix long, long, nar narrow stained tained glas lass windo indows wer ere placed placed in in the the body body of of the the sanctuar anctuary. The he same ame des esign ign is is repea epeated ted in in all all six ix windo windows ws an and in in the the Norw orwood ood Memorial emorial windo window. The he Norw orwood od Memor Memorial ial windo indow, als also ref efer erred ed to to at at the the Cr Cross and and Cr Crown windo indow, is is dedicated dedica ted to to Br Brother other Ric ichar hard Norw orwood, ood, who ho founded ounded the the Methodis ethodist Cong Congrega gation tion on on Solomons olomons Island, land, September eptember 1866 1866.
19 1913 13 Chan Chance cel l Memo Memorial rial W Windo indows ws In In the the Pul Pulpit pit Alco lcove (or (or Cha hanc ncel) el) the there ar are th three ee stained stained glass lass memori memorial al windo indows, s, Hol Holy Spi Spiri rit, t, Cr Cross oss and and Li Lily, and and Ang Angus Dei ei, with ith sma small ca carved ed gold old leaf leaf cr crosses osses in in the trim trim above.
Hol Holy y Spirit Spirit From om ear earli lies est times times in in Chris Christian ian symboli mbolism th the Hol oly Spirit pirit has has been been repr epres esented ented by by a white hite do dove. A white hite do dove des descending cending is is the the mos most tr tradit aditional onal symbo mbol of of the the Hol oly Spirit pirit. Now it it ca came me to to pass, pass, when hen all all the the people people wer ere ba baptiz ptized, ed, tha that, t, Jes esus us als also ha having ing been been baptiz ptized, ed, and and pr pray aying, ing, the the hea heaven en was as opened pened and and the the Hol oly Spir pirit it des descended cended in in a bodil bodily for orm, as as a do dove, e, upon upon him, him, and and a voice oice came came out ut of of hea heaven, en, “Thou ar art my my belo beloved ed Son on; in in thee thee I am am well ell pleas pleased ed. ” Luk Luke 3:21 21-22 22 AS ASV
Solomo Solomons ns Island Island is is loca located ted at at the the souther southern end end of of Calv alver ert Cou ounty nty. For or man many yea ears, s, the the on only co conne nection ction betwee etween the the is island land an and the mai the mainland nland was as a wood ooden bridge bridge spanning spanning abo bout ut 550 550 fee eet. This his ver ery ea early po post st ca card, d, with th a po post stmar mark of of Oc Octob tober er 30 30, 19 1906, was as mailed ailed by by long longtime time Solomo Solomons ns residen esident, t, Ado dolph lph P . Kop opp. The he bu buil ildi ding ng see seen he here is is th the Solomo Solomons ns Un United ted Me Methodis thodist Chur hurch.
Bui uilt in in 1870 1870, the the Solomo Solomons ns Un United ited Meth ethod odis ist Chu hurch was as the the fi first st chu hurch to to be be bu buil ilt on on Solomo Solomons ns Is Island land and, and, for man many yea ears, s, was as th the no north ther ernmo nmost st bu building lding un unti til the the esta establi blishmen shment of of the the H. M. Woo oodb dbur urn and and J. C. Lo Lore Oyster Oyster Ho Houses uses.
Solomo Solomons Methodis ist Ch Church, before 1912 1912. Solomons Solomo s Methodis ist Ch Church, , graveyard dest stroyed (CMM P-4210 (CMM 4210, Gift ift, Edit Edith Marsh sh Harris ison). The G Great St Storm m Fri riday, Oc Octo tober r 13 , 1893, th the churc rch ceme mete tery wa ry was wa washed out. t. The buri rial gro round wa was in the the ya yard of rd of the the Meth Methodist st Episc scopal Church rch tha that t sto stood on the the end of f a long, low w stri strip of f grou round, wi with th wate water r on eithe ther r side side. The grav raves s were were only sl y slightl tly y above ve the the wate water r leve vel and within fifteen feet of the water’s edge. During the storm the waters gradually approached the grav raves s and tomb tomb sto stones. s. The mo mounds s began to to leve vel and the the ma marble rble slab slabs s to t to topple. In In a short rt wh while th the gra rassy surfa rface had disappeare red.
Thom homas as J. Oliv liver er, PVT VT CO CO E, E, a Civ Civil War ar veter eteran, an, he he en enlis listed ted in in the the Union nion Ar Army in in 1863 1863 and and was as dis dischar harged ged in in June une 1865 1865. He He ser erved ed hon honor orabl bly as as a Priv rivate in in th Regi Company Company E of of th the 11 11 th giment, ent, Mar aryland land Inf nfantr antry. The he plaque plaque was as pr provided ided by by the the Veter eterans ans Adm Adminis nistr tration, tion, obtained obtained thr through ough the the ef effor orts ts of of Ra Raus usch Funer Funeral al Home ome. Mr Mr. Oliver’s tombs tombstone, tone, of official icial Veteran’s br bronz onze plaque plaque and and fla lag can can be be seen een from om the the str treet eet.
Ser Serge gean ant Aric rick L. Lo Lore was as bor born in in Solom Solomons, ons, MD MD. on on Octobe ctober 1, 1891 1891. On On No Novem embe ber 23 23, 1917 1917 he he was as indu inducte cted into into th the U. S. Army my at at Camp amp Mead, Mar aryl ylan and. On On Oc Octob tober er 14 14 th th , 1918 1918, he he was as kil killed led by by sni snipe per bu bull llets ets in in the the fr fron ont line ine tren enche hes of of WW WW I af after ter ha havi ving ng sur survi vived ed hor horri rific fic fighting ghting du during ring the the Batt ttle le of of Ver erdu dun, n, a key ey ba battle ttle in in en ending ding the the “Great War ar. ”
1899 …First Major Remodeling The he chu hurch was as first st remo emode deled led by by lowering ering the the pitc pitch of of the the roof oof, chan hanging ging the the fr front ont, bu buil ilding ding the the be bell ll to tower er, ha hang nging ing a be bell ll, ce ceil iling ing the the interior interior and nd mak make a set et of of pe pews tota otali ling ng abo bout ut $900 900. Dur uring ing this his remo emode deli ling ng the the ton tongu gue an and groo oove do domed med ceil ilin ing was as set set in in place by plac by me memb mbers who ho wer were master master ship’s ca carpen enter ters. Chu hurch lor lore tel tells ls the the stor story of of the the pulpit being pulpit being han hand-made made by by Ric Richar hard No Norw rwoo ood using using the the paneling ling tak taken en fr from om the the captain’s ca cabin bin of of a 3 mast mast sc scho hoon oner er. The he special special ded dedica icati tion on ser service ice was as Dec ecemb ember er 23 23, 1899 1899.
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